Local martial artists win big in Lake Tahoe

Wednesday

Oct 31, 2012 at 12:18 PMOct 31, 2012 at 12:22 PM

By Tanner Horton for the Daily News

On Saturday, Oct. 13, four martial artists from Kleier's Martial Arts Studio here in Yreka traveled to the GSKA Belt Finals in Lake Tahoe. The fighters: Brandon Anzo, Carley Goyenche, Raymond Cardoza, and Nicholas Anzo, had been fighting in the GSKA series all year, with only one to two losses between the four of them. They were accompanied by head instructor Matt Kleier and another black-belt, Tiffany Arwood. Both Nick and Brandon Anzo, as well as Raymond Cardoza, won first place in their sparring divisions, winning a championship belt. Carley Goyenche placed second in her division. Had Carley won, it would have been the first time in four years that everyone on the team brought back championship gold.Kleier had this to say on his team's impressive showing. "It was awesome. I had a good feeling go into the tournament. They've been winning all year, I was confident that they would bring home some belts. I'm very proud of them."